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access status bar show half height
- Dec 13, 2022
This issue also came up in the thread at another forum https://www.access-programmers.co.uk/forums/threads/office-365-record-selector-bar-is-partly-hidden.325930/.
Another forum member suggested the cause & I can now reliably replicate the issue (tested on 2 PCs) as well as describing the fix
The screenshot below shows my Access window with a form & 2 queries all showing part of the navigation bar hidden
Notice the huge size of the text in the Access menu, nav pane & status bar .... that's the cause
I had previously tested increasing the scaling in Windows settings but that doesn't cause the issue as all screen elements are scaled up by the same amount.
However changing Make Text Bigger in Windows settings by moving the slider to the right does cause the issuebecause the text size is increased but other design elements remain unchanged
To fix the problem, move the slider significantly to the left and click apply.
The default setting is at the extreme left (100%)
Close & re-open Access and all should now be fine
If you need text to be larger, then I suggest using the Make Everything Bigger scaling in Windows Settings instead e.g. 125% or 150% so everything increases in proportion.
Please can anyone affected by ths issue test the above & report back on whether it solves your issue
Thanks
- terrylterry90Aug 21, 2022Copper Contributor
- isladogsAug 21, 2022MVPI've never experienced the issue not heard of similar reports from other users other than in this thread.
I asked the OP to upload an example database showing this issue on more than one occasion but he/she didn't do so. Doing that would allow me to determine whether the issue is with the apps and, if not, then its probably an issue with monitor display settings- LighthouseLowellNov 02, 2022Copper Contributor
I have the same problem. Have tried changing resolution, font sizes, tabular view, disconnecting second monitor, hiding status bar, rebooting, etc. It is not specific to any one database. I created an extremely simple test database to prove this. The record selector is almost completely covered up in tables, queries, and forms. Haven't been able to find any resolution, and it's really frustrating not to be able to see how many records are in a set. Tried to upload a screen shot but it looks like I don't have permission.